Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 6.471 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
drug delivery
tissue engineering
biomaterials
nanotechnology
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441,116
121,493
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386,556
106,564
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285,251
105,567
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,118
100,399
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biology
Gene Regulation
MicroRNAs
Noncoding RNA
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248,029
60,769
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,451
42,656
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Health Metrics
Global Health
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,541
92,145
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
mTOR rapamycin growth nutrients metabolism lysosome leucine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,278
72,136
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Computer Science
Machine Learning
Computational Biology
Genomics
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183,439
86,683
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
neuroscience
microbiology
optogenetics
genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,737
93,281
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
algorithms
cryptography
voting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,215
31,450
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Epigenetics
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,339
49,758
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Social Physics
Honest Signals
Computational Social Science
Network and Complexity Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,041
34,267
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Networked computer systems
wireless networks
network architecture
mobile computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,939
22,385
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
vision
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,155
81,466
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
macro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,450
26,847
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Distributed systems
Profiling tools
Memory management
Storage systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,082
63,112
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Optimization and Control
Large-Scale Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,829
31,870
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gravitational Waves
Precision Measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,951
86,625
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
synthetic biology
antibiotics
biological physics
bionanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,979
55,823
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
catalysis
asymmetric catalysis
flow chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,145
31,688
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Machine Learning
Learning Theory
AI
Neuroscience
Computational Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,281
23,216
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,171
79,486
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,828
43,957
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cognitive science
artificial intelligence
machine learning
computational neuroscience
cognitive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,568
65,131
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Langer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441,116
121,493
0.275
drug delivery
tissue engineering
biomaterials
nanotechnology
chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86
44
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert A Weinberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386,556
106,564
0.276
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283
119
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Markus Klute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285,251
105,567
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449
182
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daron Acemoğlu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,118
100,399
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485
196
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Bartel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248,029
60,769
0.245
Biology
Gene Regulation
MicroRNAs
Noncoding RNA
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
864
351
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Myrna Weissman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,451
42,656
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
949
390
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Abraham Flaxman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,541
92,145
0.486
Health Metrics
Global Health
Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
989
410
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David M Sabatini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,278
72,136
0.391
mTOR rapamycin growth nutrients metabolism lysosome leucine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
994
412
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Manolis Kellis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183,439
86,683
0.473
Computer Science
Machine Learning
Computational Biology
Genomics
Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,044
439
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Feng Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,737
93,281
0.522
neuroscience
microbiology
optogenetics
genome engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117
475
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ronald L Rivest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,215
31,450
0.182
algorithms
cryptography
voting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,133
482
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Richard Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,339
49,758
0.290
Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Epigenetics
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,342
592
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alex `Sandy' Pentland|Alex Pentland, Sandy Pentland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,041
34,267
0.218
Social Physics
Honest Signals
Computational Social Science
Network and Complexity Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,446
637
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hari Balakrishnan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,939
22,385
0.148
Networked computer systems
wireless networks
network architecture
mobile computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,604
711
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Antonio Torralba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,155
81,466
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,669
746
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Olivier Blanchard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,450
26,847
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,703
762
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sanjay Ghemawat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,082
63,112
0.454
Distributed systems
Profiling tools
Memory management
Storage systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,731
776
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dimitri Bertsekas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,829
31,870
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,752
788
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matthew Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,951
86,625
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,774
796
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James J Collins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,979
55,823
0.411
synthetic biology
antibiotics
biological physics
bionanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,796
806
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephen L Buchwald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,145
31,688
0.234
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
catalysis
asymmetric catalysis
flow chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,926
873
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tomaso Poggio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,281
23,216
0.178
Machine Learning
Learning Theory
AI
Neuroscience
Computational Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,202
1,021
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lisa Barsotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,171
79,486
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,209
1,026
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tarjei S Mikkelsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,828
43,957
0.364
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253
1,053
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joshua B Tenenbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,568
65,131
0.545
Cognitive science
artificial intelligence
machine learning
computational neuroscience
cognitive psychology